Money, Banking and Global Financial Markets

Course Prefix:

EC

Course Number:

331

Course Credits:

3

An examination of the various forms of money and other financial assets and the global markets in which they are traded; the roles of banks and other financial intermediaries, the instruments which they trade, and the effect of their behavior on their customers and the economy; the governments’ monetary policies and their impact on the economic activity of their respective countries. Prerequisite: EC 201-202 or permission of instructor.